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Mandeville City Seafood Festival kicks off Fourth of July with its first festival season

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Bag of Donuts will be among the featured performers at the Mandeville City Seafood Festival being held at Fontainebleau State Park. They are pictured here performing in 2009 in Westwego, La. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive)

Mandeville City Seafood Festival organizers promise to fill Fontainebleau
State Park with the sound of music and the aroma of delicious foods. The
three-day festival will kick off July 4 from noon until midnight, with fireworks
beginning at 9 p.m.; July 5, 5 p.m. until midnight; and July 6, from 5 p.m. until midnight.

Nick
Chetta, producer of Chetta Productions LLC., said his goal has been to
have "'round-the-clock music" including
a band playing to welcome people into the festival. Chetta said bands will be
strategically placed to perform where they will attract people to food vendors.

Admission
for children 5 years old and younger is free.
For children ages 6 to 12, admission is $5. One-day passes are $15,
two-day passes are $20; and three-day passes are $30.

Chetta
said he's excited about is all the activities the festival will have for
children who are attending. Children's activities will include rock climbing, bungee jumping, lazer
tag, playing with water toys, creating slushies, getting faces
painted, and making clay figures.

"It
will have a lot of things for kids to do, which is kind of nice. It means mom
and dad can let them go and keep an eye on them at the same time," Chetta said.

Food vendors will be positioned underneath a covered walkway, with the arts and crafts
area about 10 feet away from the food vendors.

Nichole
Chetta, also of Chetta Productions LLC. said the festival will have a variety of food
options. "Everything
from fried catfish to mango wraps for the healthy eaters, chicken kabobs,
sno-balls, frozen custard, fried green tomatoes, shrimp remoulade, stuffed
crab, shrimp and grits, barbecue shrimp tacos, and grilled fish tacos that are
absolutely to die for," Nichole Chetta said. PJ's Coffee of New Orleans will be serving their signature granitas
as well as hot and cold coffee and tea, with Kahlua liqueur and Bailey's Irish
Cream flavoring for the adults, she added.